Central African Republic

France conducts air operations in Mali and Central African Republic

France has recently conducted air operations in Central African Republic and in the Sahel region, the Armed Forces Ministry said

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Portugal paratroops in five-hour firefight with UPC militia in Central African Republic

Portuguese peacekeepers battled for five hours to restore order after militants killed two police officers in the Central African Republic town of Bambari

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Central African government to meet armed groups in Khartoum for peace talks

The African Union said that long-awaited peace talks between the Central African Republic and militia groups would take place in Khartoum

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African Union and UN relaunch Central African Republic peace talks

Senior African Union and the United Nations officials arrived in the Central African Republic in a bid to revive a peace process in the troubled country

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Central African Republic: More than 12,000 displaced to ‘roads and forests’ after Bakouma violence

The majority of the population of Bakouma – more than 12,000 people – have been displaced by FPRC violence in southeastern Central African Republic, the UN said

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Anti-Balaka militias quit Central African disarmament program over war crimes arrest

Two Central African Republic anti-Balaka militia groups said they were withdrawing from a disarmament programme following the arrest of one of their leaders

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UN renews mandate for Central African Republic peacekeeping mission

The UN Security Council renewed its peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic after tough talks between the US, France and Russia

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France gifts 1,400 assault rifles to Central African Republic

France handed over 1,400 AK-47 assault rifles and three amphibious vehicles to the Central African Republic armed forces

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Freed Central African child soldiers could end up returning to the battlefield

Central African Republic children freed from armed groups are not receiving critical reintegration support and are at high risk for re-recruitment, UNICEF said

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Central African Republic: Death toll in Alindao clashes rises to 48

At least 48 people were killed in clashes between rival militias in the restive Central African Republic town of Alindao last week

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